News has been circulating that a head transplant will be performed in 2017. This allegation was then confirmed by Fox News when the volunteer finally confirmed the head transplant news.
A man with a genetic muscle-wasting condition called Werdnig- Hoffmann disease. Valery Spiridonov, 30 as computer scientist volunteered himself for the procedure despite the health risk involved. [Central European News.]
"When I realized that I could participate in something really big and important, I had no doubt left in my mind and started to work in this direction, the only thing I feel is the sense of pleasant impatience, like I have been preparing for something important all my life and it is starting to happen."
An Italian neurosurgeon, Dr Sergio Cavavero will perform the procedure on Spiridov. As per reports, the procedure will last up to 36 hours. Spiridonov's head will be cooled and as well as the donor's body. Freezing is required to extend the period of preservation during which the cells can survive without oxygen.
"According to Canavero's calculations, if everything goes to plan, two years is the time frame needed to verify all scientific calculations and plan the procedure's details, it isn't a race. No doubt, the surgery will be done once the doctor and the experts are 99 percent sure of its success."
"But on a serious note, this operation is aimed at restoring independence of severely disabled people. Once I get it back I'll see what the life of a healthier person looks like."
As per the Daily Mail, Dr Sergio Canavero from Italy teamed up with Chinese surgeon Ren Xiaoping. The Chinese surgeon, Xiaoping has already performed more than 1,000 head transplants on mice.
Spiridonov exclusively told Mail Online that he's ready for the operation. She then stated that he trusts the experts who claimed that they can cut his head off and successfully attach it to a healthy body.
